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Re: Heinkel III of 4/KG 26 Loss 10th April 1940 Crew List
10 April 1940 4./KG26 Heinkel He111H-4 (6998). Shot down in the North Sea, 10 miles north-east of Kinnairds Head, by Red Section of No.605 Squadron (F/O Leeson, P/O P.E. Carter, and Sgt W.M.F. Moffat) during attack on convoy 5.30 p.m. FF Oberlt Harald Vogel baled out and captured badly wounded, BO Uffz Johann Duden baled out but detached from parachute and missing, BF Gefr Günther Riech and BM Gefr Paul Utecht both killed. Aircraft 100% write-off.
Harald Vogel was picked up by the destroyer HMS Woolston and landed at Rosyth next day.
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